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No. 60,982; Patented Jan. 1, 1867.

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SAMUEL A. WRAY, OF GREENFIEKLD, INDIANA. Letters Patent No. 0,982, datedJanuary 1, 1867.

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, Be it known that I, SAMUEL A. WRAY, of Greenfield, in the county ofHancock, and State of Indiana, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Cultivators; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference beinghadto the annexed drawings, making part of this specification, in whichthe same is fully shown in perspective. 7 I

My invention relates to the mode of adjusting "the distance between thetwo cultivator shovels, and it is constructed as follows: V V p v A Aare the plough handles attached to the beams B and B; the handle A isrigidly attached to the beam B, and the handle A is attached to the beamB by a hinge, B, so set as to permit the beam B to be moved nearer orfarther from the beam B, without affecting the distance between thehandles A and A, which is fixed by the stay rods G and G5 The beams arerespectiveiy fastened to the standards 0 and'cfl of which the standard Cis rigidly fastened to the brace G, and the standard 0 is so attached tothe rod G as to permit its lateral play on the same; The beams Band Bare fastened together by an elastic plate, D, which is fastened to each,as shown, and so as to permit the hind end of the beam to be soseparated asto increase or diminish the distance between the shovels,which are attached to the lower end of the standards 0 and C. The beamswhen properly adjusted, so as to secure the desireddistance between theploughs, are secured in that position by the semicircular plate F, whichhas a semicircular slot cut through ,it receiving the set-screws, I" F,by the stress of which'the beams are held iii-place. a a What I claim asmy invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

a The combination of the beams B and B elastic plate D, and hinge jointE, with a device for retaining the beams in position, substantially inthe manner set forth. r

In testimony whereof I have signed lay-name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

I SMA- WRAY. Witnesses: WKW. Kansas,

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